Section 222/4 — Gap-filling and special-procedure cases
Texte légal (original thaï)
กระบวนพิจารณาส่วนใดที่มิได้บัญญัติไว้ในหมวดนี้โดยเฉพาะ ให้นำบทบัญญัติในภาค ๑ บททั่วไป และบทบัญญัติในคดีสามัญมาใช้บังคับโดยอนุโลมเท่าที่ไม่ขัดหรือแย้งกับบทบัญญัติในหมวดนี้
ในกรณีที่มีการร้องขอให้ดำเนินคดีแบบกลุ่มในคดีซึ่งมีกฎหมายกำหนดวิธีพิจารณาความไว้เป็นการเฉพาะ ให้ศาลในคดีนั้นมีอำนาจสั่งให้ดำเนินคดีแบบกลุ่มและนำวิธีพิจารณาตามบทบัญญัติแห่งหมวดนี้มาใช้บังคับโดยอนุโลม
traduction anglaise
For any part of the proceedings not specifically provided in this Chapter, the provisions of Book 1 (General Provisions) and the provisions on ordinary cases shall apply mutatis mutandis, insofar as they are not contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter.
Where there is a request to proceed as a class action in a case for which the law prescribes a specific procedure, the court in that case shall have the power to order that it proceed as a class action and to apply the procedure under the provisions of this Chapter mutatis mutandis.
Cette traduction anglaise est fournie à titre indicatif uniquement et n'a pas encore été vérifiée de manière définitive ; référez-vous toujours à l'original thaï.
Annotation de l'entreprise
This section, part of the B.E. 2558 (2015) class action amendment, keeps the chapter self-contained without having to restate the whole Code. Its first paragraph is a gap-filler: where the chapter is silent, Book 1 (General Provisions) and the rules for ordinary cases apply by analogy, but only so far as they do not conflict with the chapter, so the class action rules always prevail. Its second paragraph resolves overlap with cases that have their own special procedure, such as consumer or environmental proceedings, by letting the court order that the matter proceed as a class action and apply this chapter's procedure. It works closely with Section 222/8, which lists the case types eligible for class treatment.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
When the class action chapter is silent on a point, do not assume there is no rule: the general and ordinary case provisions fill the gap, so long as they do not override the chapter. If your claim already has a special track, for example a consumer case, a class action is still possible and the court can graft the class procedure onto it. Because these overlaps are technical, a consultation with a Thai lawyer can map which rules apply to your specific case.
Foire aux questions
What rules apply when the class action chapter is silent?
Section 222/4 says the general provisions of Book 1 and the ordinary case rules apply by analogy, but only insofar as they do not conflict with the class action chapter.
Can a consumer or environmental case be run as a class action?
Yes. Under Section 222/4, even where a case has its own special procedure, the court can order it to proceed as a class action and apply the class action rules.